The poems meditate on the turbulence of the late 20th century, weaving together personal exile with world events elegiac tone Includes reflections on the deaths of figures like François Mitterrand (former French president) and Ken Saro-Wiwa (Nigerian activist executed in 1995). Soyinka invokes fellow writers such as Josef Brodsky and Chinua Achebe, situating himself within a global literary community.
Author: Wole Soyinka
